Researching the Carter Family Tree

Dig into the past of the Carter Genealogy using the links below.
We hope you find this information useful whilst you are unearthing your Carter Genealogy !

Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 50270 people with the Carter surname? In that year Carter was ranked number 55 for popularity in the UK.

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Carter records on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Carter family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

DNA

Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Carter ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Carter Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Carter family tree.

View the distribution of the Carter surname in Britain using the
public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for
the Carter surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Carter surname.

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Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18, 1927), commonly known as Rosalynn Carter, is the wife of the former President of the United States Jimmy Carter, and in that capacity served as the First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

William Alton "Billy" Carter III (March 29, 1937 ? September 25, 1988) was an American businessman who promoted Billy Beer, a candidate for Mayor of Plains, and the younger brother of United States President Jimmy Carter.

Joseph Christopher Carter (born March 7, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from to, most famous for hitting a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series, with the Toronto Blue Jays trailing 6?5 to the Philadelphia Phillies, just two outs away from a seventh game.

Herbert Augustine Carter VC (May 26, 1874 ? January 13, 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Nelson Victor Carter VC (9 April 1887 ? 30 June 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Asa Earl Carter (September 4, 1925 ? June 7, 1979) was an American speechwriter and author, most notable for publishing novels and a best-selling, award-winning memoir under the name Forrest Carter, and identity as a Native American Cherokee.

Dale Lavelle Carter (born November 28, 1969 in Covington, Georgia) is a former American football cornerback who played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1992?1998), Denver Broncos (1999?2000), Minnesota Vikings (2001), New Orleans Saints (2002?2003), and Baltimore Ravens (2003?2005).

Shayne Carter (born in July 1964 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.

Kenneth Leonard Carter, also known as Ki-Jana, (born September 12, 1973) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and later the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints.

Ann Carter (born June 16 1936) is a former American child actress, who worked with dozens of film stars, compiling an "unimaginably distinguished r?sum?" despite an acting career which "lasted only slightly more than a decade.

Samuel Perry "Powhatan" Carter (August 6, 1819 ? May 26, 1891) was a United States naval officer who served in the Union Army as a brevet major general during the American Civil War and became a rear admiral in the postbellum United States Navy.

Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 ? July 29, 1999), the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, was a versatile singer who experimented with several different types of music and played stand-up bass with her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash as the Carter Sisters.

Theophilus Carter was an eccentric British inventor and furniture dealer most famous for his combination of an alarm clock and a bed, and thought to be an inspiration for the illustration by Sir John Tenniel of Lewis Carrol's characters the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Hatta in Through the Looking-Glass.

Raymond Carter achieved notoriety for being the subject of a murder case that arose in the aftermath of the 39th District corruption scandal in Philadelphia, PA, resulting in his release from prison on December 30, 1996.

Lelia Kym Carter Begel (born March 12, 1964 in Inglewood, California) is a former heptathlete from the United States, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Paul Carter (born 1927) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist in Chattanooga, Tennessee and nearby Lookout Mountain who, along with his father James Inman Carter and brother Garnet Carter (who also created Rock City and invented miniature golf) developed most of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

Harold Thomas Henry Carter (28 September 1899 or 1903, Baku ? 16 November 1944, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California), aka Boake Carter, was an American national news commentator in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Antonio Marcus Carter (born August 23, 1972 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former running back who played nine seasons in the National Football League for Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, and Green Bay Packers.

David Carter (born November 27, 1953 in Vincennes, Indiana) is a former American football offensive guard and center who played 9 seasons in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

Yvonne Helen Carter, CBE (16 April 1959 ? 20 October 2009) was a British general practitioner (family doctor) and Dean of the Warwick Medical School, a post she took up in 2004, after being the Vice-Dean.

William (Billy) Gordon Carter (born December 2, 1937) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward of the 1950s and 60s who played 16 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.

Russell Carter (born February 10, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played safety for six seasons for the New York Jets and the Los Angeles Raiders.

Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 ? January 4, 1936) was a US Cavalry officer who participated in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars, most notably against the Comanche during which he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role against a Comanche raiding party at Brazos River in Texas on October 10, 1877.

Steven Edward Carter (born 1962-09-12 in New York City) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 at the age of 25.

Chester Conlan Carter (born October 3, 1934) is a former film and television actor best known for the role of "Doc", featured in sixty-six episodes of the Rick Jason and Vic Morrow ABC World War II television series "Combat!" (1962-1967).

Walter Horace Carter (January 20, 1921 - September 16, 2009) was an American newspaper publisher in Tabor City, North Carolina who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for his reporting on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan and his editorials opposing it.